Keeping the Newlywed Feeling

Thanks to our relationship expert Rebecca Ward for writing this blog for us.  

 

We thought with all of the Royal Wedding prep, she could write down some tips for keeping, or rekindling, the newlywed feeling in a marriage.  

 

Here are Rebecca's thoughts: 

 

What is it that newly-weds have that oldy-weds don't have? Well, for starters they generally have no children so they likely have more free time, more energy, and maybe more libido!  We usually think of newly-weds as being more romantic with eyes only for each other and being happiest when in each other's company. They have not yet competed over a television remote or complained about personal short-comings.(See above: high libido.)

 

So if you want to put some of that romantic pizazz back in your older relationships you might follow some of their behaviors. How about being less critical and more affectionate both in word and deed. Nothing promotes romance as quickly as kind words and affectionate pats, hugs, and kisses. And who doesn't enjoy being with someone who makes you feel good about yourself? Marital partners need to remember this and act accordingly!

 

You can't abandon your children but you might be able to lose them...no, no  I mean displace them for an evening or maybe even a weekend so you can have more time to be together and get rested so you'll have more energy while you're in each other's company. See above: higher libido!
 Actually older marriages have great potential for recapturing early romance because many of the kinks have been worked out while newly-weds may just be locating them. And by now we've got at least two tvs so no problem with that remote.

More on that later!

Little Rock Farmers Market in Pictures

Today is the kickoff of the Little Rock Farmers Market. 

We thought we would give you a tour...in pictures. 

Enjoy!

For more info on the Farmer's Market visit:

http://www.rivermarket.info/farmers_market.aspx

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Princess Wishes: Mini Winners 8:00am

If we post your little princess' picture here, you get 2 tickets to Princesses on Ice.  

 

Keep checking, we'll add a new pictures until we run out of tickets!  And we still have to draw the big winner on today's show.  

 

If your princess' picture is posted, we'll send you an email with details for picking up your 2 tickets.

 

The next winner of two tickets is:

Princess Mikenna from Cabot!

 

Princess Wishes: Mini Winners 7:45am

If we post your little princess' picture here, you get 2 tickets to Princesses on Ice.  

 

Keep checking, we'll add a new pictures until we run out of tickets!  And we still have to draw the big winner on today's show.  

 

If your princess' picture is posted, we'll send you an email with details for picking up your 2 tickets.

 

The next winner of two tickets is:

Princess Jaidah from Pine Bluff!

 

Princess Wishes: Mini Winners 7:30am

If we post your little princess' picture here, you get 2 tickets to Princesses on Ice.  

 

Keep checking, we'll add a new pictures until we run out of tickets!  And we still have to draw the big winner on Friday's show.  

 

If your princess' picture is posted, we'll send you an email with details for picking up your 2 tickets.

 

The next winner of two tickets is:

Princess Ally!

 

Princess Wishes: Mini Winners 7:00am

If we post your little princess' picture here, you get 2 tickets to Princesses on Ice.  

Keep checking, we'll add a new pictures until we run out of tickets!  And we still have to draw the winner of the 4 tickets on this morning's show.  

If your princess' picture is posted, we'll send you an email with details for picking up your 2 tickets.

The next winner of two tickets is:

Princess Hadleigh Anna!

Princess Wishes: Mini Winners 6:30am

If we post your little princess' picture here, you get 2 tickets to Princesses on Ice.  

Keep checking, we'll add a new pictures until we run out of tickets!  And we still have to draw the big winner on Friday's show.  

If your princess' picture is posted, we'll send you an email with details for picking up your 2 tickets.

The next winner of two tickets is:

Sleeping Beauty from Quitman!

Princess Wishes: Mini Winners 3:00pm

If we post your little princess' picture here, you get 2 tickets to Princesses on Ice.  

 

Keep checking, we'll add a new pictures until we run out of tickets!  And we still have to draw the big winner on Friday's show.  

 

If your princess' picture is posted, we'll send you an email with details for picking up your 2 tickets.

 

The next winner of two tickets is:

Princess Anna from Quitman!

Princess Wishes: Mini Winners 2:30pm

If we post your little princess' picture here, you get 2 tickets to Princesses on Ice.  

 

Keep checking, we'll add pictures until we run out of tickets.  We'll draw the big winner on Friday's show.  

 

If your princess' picture is posted, we'll send you an email with details for picking up your 2 tickets.

 

The next winners of two tickets are:

Princess-On-The-Go from Maumelle!

 

Princess Cecelia!

Princess Wishes: Mini Winners 2:00pm

We have received so many entries for Princess on Ice tickets, we've decided to pick extra winners.  

 

If we post your little princess' picture here, you get 2 tickets to Princesses on Ice.  

 

Keep checking, we are adding pictures often...more than the "every few hours" we mentioned earlier...so keep in eye out for your little one's smiling face!

If your princess' picture is posted, we'll send you an email with details for picking up your 2 tickets.

The next winners of two tickets are:

Princess Kayla from White Hall!

 

Princess Emma from Jacksonville!

Princess Wishes: Mini Winners 1:30pm

We have received so many entries for Princess on Ice tickets, we've decided to pick extra winners.  

If we post your little princess' picture here, you get 2 tickets to Princesses on Ice.  

Keep checking, we'll add a new picture every few hours until we draw the big winner on Friday's show.  

If your princess' picture is posted, we'll send you an email with details for picking up your 2 tickets.

The next winners of two tickets are:

Princesses Jordan & Jeneva!

Tinkerbell!

Princess Wishes: Mini Winners

We have received so many entries for Princess on Ice tickets, we've decided to pick extra winners.  

If we post your little princess' picture here, you get 2 tickets to Princesses on Ice.  

Keep checking, we'll add a new picture every few hours until we draw the big winner on Friday's show.  

If your princess' picture is posted, we'll send you an email with details for picking up your 2 tickets.

The first winner of two tickets is:

Princess Kyra from Conway!

Tips for Consignment Shopping

Thanks to the ladies from Peek-A-Boo Consignment for giving us these tips for consignment shopping, to share with you!

Spring is here and it is time to lighten up those closets!   Say goodbye to those boring winter clothes.  There is nothing more exciting about spring than the thought of what lies ahead - summer.  Consignment sales are a great way for families to save money on clothing, shoes, toys, car seats, strollers, maternity items and furniture.  

As a seasoned consignment shopper and sale owner, I would like to offer you a few shopping tips. 

 If you have shopped consignment before and got home with your treasures only to find that buttons were missing, zippers were broken or the pants were one size and the top another  - try this:

ALWAYS take a good look at two piece outfits so that you can see the back and front of both pieces.  Test the zipper - look for missing buttons and ALWAYS check to see that the sizes are the same.

Stains can accidentally get missed at consignor check in. The lighting in the building is the biggest obstacle when you are checking for stains.  Take your treasures to a place when you can look at them well and go threw them again and again. 

 Shopping with full hands is really hard!  Instead of holding all those treasures, bring a clothes basket, a stroller or even a wagon. This will make your shopping experience so much better.

Consignment sales are a wonderful place to find great buys on toys.  The toys are a great thing to recycle but the germs are not!  Before you give those toys to your little angles to play with and put in their mouths - fill a bathtub with a 50 % bleach / 50% water mixture and let them soak over night. Great toys are left and the germs are gone.

The current economy has everyone looking for bargains.  Prices at consignment sales should be about 25% - 30% of what the cost of the item was brand new.  By using this as your guide, you should not overpay for consignment items.

 Car seats are another great find at consignment sales.  They can be very expensive brand new.  All consignment sales are required to check the recall list before accepting car seats from the consignors.  We use www.carseat.org/Recalls/179NP.pdf to see if they have been recalled. On every car seat made there is a manufactured date stamped on the bottom.  A car seat that is older than 5 years, should not be resold.  Always check the date prior to purchasing a used car seat.

Volunteering at a consignment sale guarantees that you will get the very best bargains.  The best items go to the first group of pre-sale shoppers -these shoppers shop prior to the sale opening to the public.  To be one of those first shoppers, just Volunteer your time. Consignment sales offer dozens of ways to Volunteer, you can help out during the sale, bring lunch or dinner, help pass out marketing prior to the sale, assist in checking consignor's items in, help with set up or tear down of the sale.

I hope that these tips will help you with your spring consignment shopping.  Happy Shopping!  Cherie Grammer 

     

 

TAKE A PEEK PREVIEW PARTY!

THIS IS GOOD FOR YOU AND ONE GUEST TO SHOP OUR PRESALE ON  APRIL 14 TH AT 6PM.

PLEASE PRINT THIS AND BRING IT WITH YOU.

 WWW.PEEK-A-BOO-CONSIGNMENT.COM 

Touch-a-Truck Tickets!

Thanks to the ladies from the Junior League of Little Rock for coming on today's show to share details on the 2-in-1 event happening this weekend:

Buckle Up & Be Safe - FREE

Touch-a-Truck Admission - $5 per person

 April 16, 2011 ~ 10 a.m.- 3 p.m.

If you'd like to take your little ones to see all of the fire trucks, police cars and more, just leave a comment with your answer to this question, but don't forget to include your contact information so we know how to get the tickets to you:

Many children want to be a firefighter or police officer when they grow up.  

What would your child like to be when they grow up?  

All you have to do is leave us a comment with your answer and your contact information for a chance to win 4 tickets to Touch-a-Truck, happening April 16 in Little Rock.

We'll draw a winner from all of the comments on Wednesday, April 13.  So watch tomorrow's GMA to see if you win 4 tickets to Touch-a-Truck!

For more information on the events, visit the Junior League of Little Rock site, at the link below:

http://www.jllr.org/?nd=buckle_up_and_be_safe

Don't forget to have your car seat checked at Buckle Up & Be Safe while you are there for Touch-a-Truck.

Easter Seals Fashion

Thanks to Julie Hamra and the folks from Easters Seals for stopping by and sharing some of the great fashions taking to the runway at "The Fashion Event" benefiting Easter Seals.  Below are details on the event and a little more on the fashions we had on the show today.

 

Luci is wearing a great outfit from Vesta's.  The white linen jersey dress with pockets and a gilded flax tunic length vest from Isda.  She is also wearing a ultra braided hat and pewter strappy high heeled sandals from Plenty by Tracy Reese.  The outfit is accompanied by wooden necklaces with rhinestones and chain, and bone bangles. 

 

Al is wearing a E-land swim outfit from The Toggery.  The shirt is a turquoise T-shirt in a soft knit with a scuba diver & shark motiff.  He is also wearing the matching swim trunks with cargo pockets.

Nicole is wearing a muted leopard print top by Rory Beca.  She has paired it with J Brand bootcut jeans and a blazer by Elizabeth & James.

 Keenan is wearing a floral long sleeve blouse by Patterson J. Kincaid.  She has paired the blouse with Night Cap's lounge pant with a fold over waist band and wide legs.  The outfit is finished with a summer turban.

Jenny is wearing a pink fascinator inspired by Princess Kate.  She has on two layered necklaces of pearls and light pink stones.  Her bracelets are freshwater pearls and the earrings are Majorica.  Jenny is carrying a feminine blush ruffle purse with crystals.  All of these and more can be found at Faux Pas.

 

               Don't forget all of these and more can be seen at:                                            

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Princess Wishes Contest

Do you have Princess Wishes and fairy tale dreams?

Disney on Ice: Princess Wishes is coming to Verizon Arena April 20-24, and we’d like to send the little princess in your life to see the show!

We have four tickets to give you and your family!  All you have to do to enter for a chance to win is send us a picture of your little princess.   

You can email it to us at goodmorning@katv.com

Or mail it to us at:

Good Morning Arkansas

 P.O. Box 77

Little Rock, AR 72203

No matter which way you chose send us the pictures be sure to include you contact information: name, mailing address, email address and phone number, the works.  If your little princess dresses as many princesses, send us many pictures!  Each photo will be a different entry…and this time we aren’t limiting the number of entries you can submit.

The photos need to be in our inbox no later than April 14; if you chose to mail the pictures the old fashion way, have them postmarked no later then April 11 to make sure they get to us in time.   

Then, on April 15^th we’ll put all of the entries in a bowl and draw the picture of one lucky little girl who will be going to see SEVEN princesses on ice!

For more details on the show visit: http://disney.go.com/disneyonice/